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American TV series or program
Battleground Earth
was a 2008 television series on
Planet Green
hosted by
rock star
Tommy Lee
and
rapper
Ludacris
.
Show premise
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The series is set on the road in a 10-city tour across America, in which Ludacris and Tommy Lee (and their respective teams) battle against each other to see who can keep their act “more green”. Throughout the tour they also battle to get the word out about the state of the environment. The battle culminates in a “green” carpet benefit concert at the
Greek Theatre
in
Los Angeles, California
.
The winner of the 10-part battle gets to headline the concert while the loser faces shame as the opening act. The concert raised over $33,000 including a donation from Treeland, benefiting the renewal of
Griffith Park
which was devastated by recent wildfires. Musical acts featured in the benefit concert and final episode of the series include: Tommy Lee, Ludacris, Comedian
Tommy Davidson
,
Train
,
Switchfoot
,
Billy Gibbons
of
ZZ Top
with
Slash
and
Duff McKagan
,
Ziggy Marley
,
The Blue Man Group
,
Robby Krieger
of
the Doors
,
Bowling for Soup
,
Dee Snider
and
Rock Star Supernova
.
- Ludacris's team is composed of
- Tommy Lee's team is composed of
The show also included several 30 second spots called “Pass it Ons”, featuring an eclectic group of celebrities who offer green tips to viewers. The “Pass it Ons” run during the shows throughout the 10-episode season. Some of the celebrities who recorded pass it ons include:
Mike Rowe
of the
Discovery Channel
show "
Dirty Jobs
",
Maria Menounos
of
Access Hollywood
, Hall of Fame basketball player
Magic Johnson
, comedian
Wayne Brady
, musician
Travis Tritt
,
Gene Simmons
and the other members of
Kiss
, musician
Dee Snider
and illusionist
Criss Angel
.
Episode guide
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Episode: 101 “Raise the Rood”
Challenge:
Building
solar
structures
Guest Stars:
Nikki Sixx
,
P. Diddy
,
Cedric the Entertainer
, Members of
Motley Crue
,
Questlove
and
The Roots
,
Isaiah Washington
,
Dr. John
,
Ivan Neville
,
Big Boi
of
Outkast
and
Paul Stanley
of
Kiss
Episode: 102 “Green Death”
Challenge:
Greener Funerals
Guest Stars:
Gene Simmons
and members of
Kiss
,
Mickey Hart
&
Bob Weir
of the
Grateful Dead
,
Jon Fishman
of
Phish
,
Summer Rayne Oakes
,
Paul Rodriguez
, Craig Gass,
Joe Bartnick
,
Joan Baez
Episode: 103 “Trash Talkin”
Challenge:
Trash and
Recycling
, installing
environmentally friendly
artificial turf
on a local sports field
Guest Stars:
Daisy Fuentes
,
Too Short
,
Justin Fargas
,
Thomas Howard (American football)
,
Kirk Morrison
, Members of the
Oakland Athletics
Episode: 104 “Fast Fuel”
Challenge:
Make
bio-fuel
for the tour busses from using vegetable oil; visit a
methane
farm to turn cow manure into fuel to power a barbecue
Guest Stars:
Michael Irvin
,
Meat Loaf
,
Flo Rida
Episode: 105 “You've Got Junk Mail”
Challenge:
Collect junk mail for recycling
Guest Stars:
Big Boi
Episode: 106 “Duel In The Desert”
Challenge:
Guest Stars:
Episode: 107 “Wet and Wild”
Challenge:
Guest Stars:
Episode: 108 “Heal the Bay”
Challenge:
Guest Stars:
Episode: 109 “Downtown Battleground”
Challenge:
Guest Stars:
Episode: 110 “Finale at the Greek”
Challenge:
Guest Stars:
Production notes
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Battleground Earth
is produced for
Planet Green
by the production company,
Greif Company
.
References
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